I met a fellow foodie friend here for lunch on Remembrance Day, at his suggestion. It was honestly hard to decide what to order since almost everything in the menu came with a photo and it all looked really good.
It was the first time I’d ever had steamed pork soup dumplings, even though I’d heard about them before (6 for $9). The menu includes a photo description of how to eat these puppies so you don’t 1) burn your face off and 2) make a mess LOL (note – follow the instructions!). The inside was delicious, kind of like a self-contained wonton soup. The Chinese name for these little balls of wonder is: xiaolongbao, which translates to “little basket bun”.
The pan fried pork buns (3 for $7.50) were also delicious. The steamed bun is always a hit with me, and the inside pork filling was similar to that which was in the soup dumplings, but a little bit different. I told my friend I could eat 10 of these… give me some hot sauce and I probably could!
As a main entree we chose the chili fish for $19 – it was a HUGE bowl of fish cooked in boiling oil seasoned with dried sichuan peppers (photo above). Served with bean sprouts we ate this dish with white rice. If you are a heat wuss, don’t try this dish. That being said, it wasn’t so hot as to be unenjoyable. I quite liked it, and the fish was delicate and moist; not dry or flaky.
I’m a sucker for a good green onion cake so we went a little bit sideways and ordered the Beijing style onion donuts (2 for $6.75). Yum! I should have taken a photo of the inside of the donuts because they were filled with a green onion mixture and the dough was definitely different than a traditional green onion cake.
The service was super friendly and I felt comfortable as soon as I walked in. I will definitely recommend Great Taste to anyone looking for a traditional Chinese restaurant with good food for good value. And, I will be back soon!
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